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Useful
and interesting websites providing information or insights, or
just plain thought-provoking on aspects of the Urban World.
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Mapping History |
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Scout Report: Queen's tantrums? Children's puzzles? Those might
not be the first things to come to mind when thinking about maps, but
when one is considering the British Library’s online Mapping
History exhibit, both those curious subjects and others are
definitely present. Given that the Library has thousands of maps
spanning the known world, this collection helps remind users "there
is often more to a map than meets the eye." The collection is
divided into four areas, including "Worlds at war" and
"Wealth and poverty". Each section contains four to seven
maps along with a brief essay that explains the importance of each
document. Perhaps the most delightful section is titled "Deception,
lies, and made-up lands". Here visitors can wander across a
Chinese map of the world from 1644 and a map of Wellington in New
Zealand from 1840 that gives the city an orderly appearance that bore
only a partial resemblance to actual conditions on the ground. Go
to the site...
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New York City Signs -- 14th to 42nd Street |
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Go to New York City Signs - 14th to 42nd Street - This site intends to survey all of the signs in New York City
from 14th Street to 42nd Street.
Since it is possible to display only a small fragment of these
images, the site will contain only a few highlights
of the signs in this prolific area. The emphasis is on vintage
signs but not exclusively. My earliest
photographs date from the mid 1980's. Many of these signs no longer
exist. Documentation is supplied wherever available.
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Searchscapes Manhattan |
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Source: Cyburbia: "SEARCHSCAPES: MANHATTAN" is an attempt to create a tridimensional map of Manhattan, using existing data from the web. The objective is to compare the city's "physical spaces" and "information spaces" (search results)." Read more...
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When pre-cubicle man invented 'jobs' |
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Source: CS Monitor: "Here we sit in the vastness of the entire universe, an infinite universe, and we have somehow evolved to having these things called "jobs." ... Who's "job" was it to decide that today, instead of sitting around and looking at the sky and enjoying the pleasant creation of the universe, they were going to get up and go do something and this thing would be their "job." Read more…
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A Girl's Guide to City Life |
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In January 2005, after being put off by the blatant marketing of "tourist sites" and lack of real information on her new city, Alex Beauchamp decided if she couldn't find the information she was looking for, she'd discover it herself and share it. Creating Girls Guide to LA in January 2005, the site was instantly popular with both locals and travelers alike. So in September 2005 Alex decided to expand the network by designing, creating and launching Girls Guide to City Life - a global team of women travel writers who are passionate about their cities and want to share them with you! GO TO SITE… Comment: A damn fine idea. Cities are for living in – this seems to be a help. |
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World Geography |
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Go to World Geography: Part of Brad Bowerman’s “Geography World” site. World Geography is one of those sites with an eclectic mix of links relating to countries, cities, and places with profiles, lists, comparisons, rankings and all the information you thought nobody would ever think to include in a website. |
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International City Planners Network |
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Go to the International City Planners Network. The Network connects planning professionals from around the world: architects, city and town planners, community development and environmental planning professionals, landscape architects, open space planners, resource managers, transportation planners, and urban designers. We think that fifteen minutes' conversation with the right person is more valuable than hours spent reading reports. And more fun! Use this site to:  Arrange a meeting or lunch with a city planner when traveling or attending a professional conference;
Help plan a city tour; Find out how others have solved thorny planning problems. |
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Hamilton - Ice Sculptor |
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URBAN ART: It's been over 30 years since Duncan Hamilton revived the art of ice sculpture in Western Europe. Now he has developed a unique style of artwork that is displayed at this cool
site. Go to site…
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